RMC Research & Education Foundation Releases New Pervious Concrete Study

The Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) Research & Education Foundation announced the release of the latest addition to its library of pervious concrete offerings: “Performance Evaluation of In-Service Pervious Concrete Pavements in Cold Weather.” The research, completed at the University of Minnesota, was performed in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and their Pavement Testing Facility, MnROAD. It includes a comprehensive evaluation of the use of pervious concrete in cold weather and examined such issues as impermeability causes, mix design, a rheological study and a pavement structural analysis. The researchers reviewed previous pervious concrete studies and also made recommendations for future areas of research on the topic.

“Pervious concrete pavements continue to grow in popularity not only for their tremendous storm water management properties, but the numerous other benefits such pavements offer,” said foundation Chairman Scott W. Parson, president of Oldcastle Materials Mountain West Division. “The foundation funded additional research on the use of pervious concrete to better understand how it may be both improved and its use expanded, especially given the growing global emphasis on the need for sustainable construction.”

The new pervious concrete study is available for download from the foundation’s website at www.rmc-foundation.org and also is available on the foundation’s Research Supporting Sustainable Development CD or as a hardcopy.

Source: RMC Research & Education Foundation